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class Time
  # Simplify time range checking
  # time = 10.minutes.from_now
  # time.within? 5.minutes # "of right now" is implied
  # => false
  # time.within? 20.minutes
  # => true
  # time.within? 1.minute, :of => 12.minutes.from_now
  # => false
  # time.within? 5.minutes, :of => 12.minutes.from_now
  # => true
  def within?(period, options = {})
    comparison_point = options[:of] || Time.now
    time_difference = (comparison_point - self).abs
    time_difference < period
  end
end

Version data entries

7 entries across 7 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
junk_drawer-0.0.7	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.6	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.5	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.4	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.3	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.2	lib/core_extensions/time.rb
junk_drawer-0.0.1	lib/core_extensions/time.rb